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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 04:56 PM Original message |
Family of 4 killed in Ohio plane crash |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Probably pilot error |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sounds like attempting VFR in IFR conditions |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I read a lot of stories of VFR-only pilots crashing in IFR conditions |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Several reasons |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Dumb question: uncontrolled fields are illegal, right? |
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independentpiney (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 06:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. most smaller airfields are uncontrolled |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. What are you askiing? There are thousands of uncontrolled fields in the U.S. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 08:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Ok, then that means there's nothing to stop unqualified pilots from being in the air |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Changing weather conditions catch pilots unaware |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. What if the weather goes bad, say, 20 minutes from your destination? |
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independentpiney (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. divert to the nearest field with vfr conditions |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 06:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Get some IFR time |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. They apparently took off from somewhere here in Oklahoma, was probably VFR |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. Speaking of airplane crashes:Three Die In Gilroy Plane Crash |
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L A Woman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. Who cares? 3000 people are dead in the war!!!!!! |
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independentpiney (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. because some people also have an interest in aviation? |
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